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How many P8 does the UK have?

How many P8 does the UK have?

The RAF received its first P-8A in October 2019 during a ceremony in the United States. Eight more aircraft have followed, with the fleet costing the UK £3bn in total. The aircraft is equipped with a range of search and tracking systems, including: An APY-10 radar providing high-resolution mapping.

How many P 8 Poseidon does the UK have?

nine aircraft
The RAF Poseidon fleet, which will total nine aircraft, is already providing maritime patrol capabilities working side-by-side with the Royal Navy and other Allies to secure the seas around the UK and abroad.

How much does a P8 cost?

Adding taxes, training, spares and support would bring the total price tag to about €1.4 billion (U.S. $1.6 billion). Germany is set to start receiving the new aircraft as of 2024, according to a Boeing statement.

How many poseidons does the RAF have?

nine
The seventh of nine Boeing P-8A Poseidon MRA1 maritime multimission aircraft (MMA) for the Royal Air Force (RAF) arrived in the United Kingdom on 19 October.

How many p8 does the RAF have?

Boeing P-8 Poseidon

P-8 Poseidon
Status In service
Primary users United States Navy Indian Navy Royal Australian Air Force Royal Air Force
Produced 2009–present
Number built 142 as of 18 November 2021

What replaced Nimrod RAF?

The BAE Systems Nimrod MRA4 was a planned maritime patrol and attack aircraft intended to replace the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR2.

What plane replaced the Nimrod?

Nimrod MRA4
The BAE Systems Nimrod MRA4 was a planned maritime patrol and attack aircraft intended to replace the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR2.

How many P-8’s does the Navy have?

Does the UK have Awacs?

The E-3D Sentry entered RAF service in 1991 as part of the RAF’s Intelligence, Surveillance, Targeting and Reconnaissance fleet. Since then, the Sentry aircraft have been involved in UK and NATO operations including Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, the broader Middle East and the Caribbean.

How many torpedoes can a p8 carry?

At just under 3m long and 32cm in diameter, the Mk 54 torpedo is small and light enough that the Poseidon aircraft can carry five in its internal weapons bay.

Why the P-8A aircraft?

Already in service with other nations, the P-8A aircraft was the best solution to fill our Maritime Patrol Aircraft capability gap; it is tried, tested and can be delivered in the timeline we need.

How many P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft has UK ordered?

The UK intends to procure 9 of the aircraft in total and had already ordered five. This purchase brings the total UK order of P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft up to 9.

Is the Boeing P-8 maritime patrol aircraft a temporary gap filler?

“NATO considers Boeing P-8 maritime patrol aircraft as temporary gap filler until 2035”. Jane’s 360. Brussels. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019. ^ “Boeing Co signs defense, commercial deals with Saudi Arabia”. reuters. 21 May 2017. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. ^ Waldwyn, Tom (4 March 2019).

Which countries have P-8A aircraft?

P-8 AGS – An Airborne Ground Surveillance variant proposed to the USAF in 2010 as replacement to the E-8 Joint STARS fleet; equipped with a pod-mounted, active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar. Royal Australian Air Force – 12 P-8A aircraft received as of 13 December 2019. German Navy – 5 P-8As on order, with deliveries beginning in 2024.